Career
Board Member
Board Member
CTO
CTO
Education
HA.dat
HA.dat
Skills
Core technical and professional competencies derived from his work as a CTO, framework creator, and author.
Technical Skills
Ruby on Rails
Software Architecture
System Design
Web Development
Cloud Migration
Git
Leadership & Business
Entrepreneurship
Product Strategy
Remote Work
Business Development
Team Leadership
Authoring
Other Expertise
Minimalism
Contrarian Thinking
Public Speaking
Technical Writing
Automotive Racing
Domains
Primary
Software Development, Web Frameworks, Project Management Software
Secondary
Cloud Computing (Critique), E-commerce (Shopify), Publishing
Tags
Personality
Visionary, Contrarian, Opinionated, Pragmatic, Minimalist
Focus
Remote Work, Anti-Cloud, Open Source, Entrepreneurship
Social Metrics
Twitter/X
592.2K followers
Key Attributes
Key Role
Ruby on Rails Creator
Current Position
CTO of Basecamp and Hey
Author
Author of Rework, It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
Hobby/Sport
WEC and IMSA Racing Driver
Topics & Interests
Technology & Business
Ruby on Rails
Basecamp
Hey.com
Software Development
Web Development
Open Source
Philosophy & Work Style
Remote Work
Entrepreneurship
Startups
Productivity
Minimalism
Motorsport
WEC
IMSA
Le Mans
Endurance Racing
Porsche
Publications
Author
Rework
It Doesn't Have to Be Crazy at Work
Frequently Asked Questions
A robotic, objective summary of David Heinemeier Hansson's key professional and personal facts.
He is the Co-owner and CTO of 37signals, the company behind products like Basecamp and HEY, a role he has held since September 2001.
Yes, he is a professional racing driver who won the 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans in the LMP2 class.
He began his tenure with Shopify in November 2024, according to his publicly available career timeline data.
Yes, he is a New York Times best-selling author, known for books co-written with Jason Fried, such as *Rework*.